The International Community of Women Living HIV Eastern Africa is officially opening its new offices and at the same time launching a series of activities to celebrate ICWEA’s 10 years of existence with the theme, “ICWEA @ 10: Celebrating Women living with HIV”. The function is taking place at Ssenge in Wakiso District – Uganda this 6th day of February 2015. The series of 3 months’ activities to run in the 5 East African Countries start with the official opening of ICWEA office premises. The Chief Guest is Prof. Vinand Nantulya, the Chairman Uganda AIDS Commission. Other guests include Stephen Lewis, the former UN Special Envoy for HIV&AIDS in Africa, the Co-founder and Co-director of AIDS Free World and Board Chair of Stephen Lewis Foundation as the Motivational Speaker. The function is also expected to be graced by the Former President of Botswana H.E Festus Mogae. Other invited guests are UNAIDS, UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA, donors, government officials, civil society organisations, networks of people and women living with HIV, ICWEA members and the Regional Board members. A page for ICWEA has been put up for the live streaming.
Check it out at this link; http://www.icwea.org/icwea10/ to follow the proceeding of the event from 5:00pm to 7:30pm EST.
Thanks for celebrating with us the 10 years of existence.
